The bogeyman often waits in the closet to kidnap misbehaving children.
bogyman, boogyman, boogieman, boogeyman or “bag man”
The boogyman is an interesting phenomena that seems to embody a child’s fear of the unknown. He has no set appearance or characteristics, and there are several tales of boogymen in practically every major culture around the world. Most of the tales revolve around misbehaving kids, and tales of boogymen are told by parents as a way to keep kids from misbehaving. The origin of the English word boogyman is thought to have been derived from the Scottish word for similar creatures called boggarts. Other languages it may have came from include the Middle English word for bug, bogge/bugge and the German word bögge. Several other European languages also have similar words.
In American tales of the boogyman, he may scratch at the window and comes upon his victims as a fog. Several tales of the boogyman involve him appearing from either a child’s closet or from under their bed. This follows through in many other countries as well, with the boogyman preferring to hide in dark places. In some countries such as Brazil, the boogyman is referred to as “Bag-man” and often carries a bag with him to kidnap children.
Alps being released by the horerczy demon.
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The Alp, from German lore, is a vampiric spirit, or demon, who can shape-shift. They are often described in german legends as appearing in nightmares as a bogeyman or an incubus.
Alps are considered to be a butterfly vampire and a released by the horerczy demon. (A horerczy is a German demon that releases vampiric butterflies out of his mouth.) Alps suck the breath out of humans. Not only do they appear as butterflies, they can also take the form of cats, pigs, birds, and sickly dogs. They also always wears a magical hat that gives the alp supernatural power and invisibility.
The alp are said to wait until people are asleep and will cause awful dreams. It enters the sleepers mouth as a form of mist or a snake and attacks with its evil eye. They also can sexually molests both males and females, drinking blood through the nipple of men and women. They also drink milk from women’s breasts as well as from cows. If you are a woman and want protection against the alp, it is said if you place your shoes next to your bed pointing them towards the door. It is also said that if a child’s mother used a horse collar to help with the difficulties of childbirth while that child was born, that child is at a high of becoming an alp.
